Sishuiting Park is located in Pei County, Jiangsu Province. The park is named after Sishuiting and its stele. Sishuiting is the relic where Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, ‘tried to be an official’. The Pei County Annals of the Qianlong Edition states that ‘Emperor Gaozu was the chief of Sishuiting, which is this pavilion.’ People in Pei built the pavilion to commemorate Liu Bang’s tenure as the chief of Sishuiting. The Commentary on the Water Classic records: ‘On the south embankment of the county seat, there is Sishuiting on the east bank.’ The Records of Geography says: ‘In Pei County’s Sishuiting, there is an emperor’s stele in the pavilion, and Ban Gu wrote the inscription.’ It can be seen that the pavilion was built in the Han Dynasty. There is a stele standing in the pavilion, still using Ban Gu’s original text. In the poem ‘Staying at the Sishuiting Post Station in Pei County’ by Wang Yu, a poet of the Ming Dynasty, there is a line: ‘This is the land where the dragon soared through the ages, making people feel the rise and fall.’ There is also another famous historical site in Pei County in the park, the Colored Glaze Well, also known as the Eight Treasures Colored Glaze Well. There are countless indentations on the stone railing of the well. Legend has it that it was dug by Qin Shi Huang. Records of the Historian records: ‘In the 28th year of Qin Shi Huang, he toured eastward. To suppress the imperial aura, he dug wells and dredged ditches to cut off the king’s vein.’ Open all year round and open all day.
Sishuiting Park
Sishuiting Park is located in Pei County, Jiangsu Province. The park is named after Sishuiting and i[...]
